Knox Co-Defendent: 'I Wouldn't Harm a Fly'

Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend, accused of a role in the killing of British student Meredith Kercher, made an emotional speech in his own defense in an Italian court today, saying he “wouldn’t harm a fly,” the Guardian reports. Raffaele Sollecito, 24, called his circumstances “unreal," adding, "I have been in prison for a year and three months. But I have nothing to do with this situation.”

Knox, Kercher Fueded Over Boys, Chores: Housemate

British student Meredith Kercher and her accused killer Amanda Knox got along well when they first moved into their shared house in Italy, but tensions grew over boys and housework, another housemate testified. She said Knox frequently brought men home, while Kercher never did, and Knox sometimes “missed her turn” doing chores, the Telegraph reports.

Knox, Kercher Feuded Over Boys, Chores: Housemate

British student Meredith Kercher and her accused killer Amanda Knox got along well when they first moved into their shared house in Italy, but tensions grew over boys and housework, another housemate testified. She said Knox frequently brought men home, while Kercher never did, and Knox sometimes “missed her turn” doing chores, the Telegraph reports.

Knox Prosecutor: I'm Sane, and I'm Suing

The man trying to put away Amanda Knox is getting fed up with her supporters calling him “mentally unstable,” the BBC reports. Giuliano Mignini says he’s “never visited a psychologist,” and to prove it he’s taking legal action against the West Seattle Herald , which ran the derogatory quotes about him last month in reporting on a “Friends of Amanda” event.

Knox Speaks Up About Vibrator

Amanda Knox spoke in court today for the first time since her trial began, both to declare her innocence and to set the record straight about her vibrator. A witness had said Kercher was chagrined that Knox kept the sex toy in a transparent bag in plain view. “It was a joke,” Knox explained in fluent Italian. “It was pink and shaped like a little rabbit,” she said, apparently referring to a Rampant Rabbit vibrator.

Ex-Roomie Saw Scratch on Knox's Neck

Hours after her roommate’s fatal stabbing, Amanda Knox wore a mysterious mark on her neck, a witness testified at Knox's murder trial today. “I noticed it because it was known that Meredith had been killed by a wound to her neck,” said former roommate Laura Mezzetti, who suggested that victim Meredith Kercher wounded Knox before being killed. Mezzetti said the mark wasn't a hickey, which would have been "purple and more round."

House at Heart of Knox Trial Ransacked

Intruders broke into the house in Italy where Meredith Kercher was murdered last year, the Telegraph reports. Their motivation is unclear—they ransacked the house and left candles and four kitchen knives in various rooms, but left the room where the British exchange student was murdered untouched. Police, who discovered the break-in today, had sealed the flat while Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito stand trial for Kercher's murder.

Knox: 'I Heard Meredith Screaming'

Accused student murderer Amanda Knox will be confronted in court with her contradictory stories about the night her British roommate was killed when prosecutors reveal her handwritten statement to police that she heard "screaming" the night Meredith Kercher was stabbed to death, reports the Independent . The accused killer from Seattle now insists she was at her boyfriend's flat the night her roomie was fatally slashed in the Italian apartment they shared.